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Who Destroyed the Somnath Temple in Gujarat? -

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Question

Who destroyed the Somnath temple in Gujarat?

Options

  • Mohammad Ghouri

  • Mahmud Ghaznavi

  • Changez Khan 

  • Taimur Lang

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Solution

Who destroyed the Somnath temple in Gujarat?-Mahmud Ghaznavi

Explanation:
1024, during the reign of Bhima I, the prominent Turkic ruler Mahmud of Ghazni raided Gujarat, plundering the Somnath temple and breaking its jyotirlinga. He took away booty of 20million dinars.

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